Unfit for Society Recs

Star Wars

Sparks by SpellCleaver
AU where Luke is raised by Vader, but is working as a Rebel agent and complications ensue. A good, long read.

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Avengers

A Universe Next Door by Aliset
Long, thoughtful AU where Team Cap comes to Wakanda after CACW and stays, getting to rest and recover in peace.

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The Good Place

The Contractualism of Fair Play and Hot Wings by Rockinlibrarian
Michael's got the perfect torture idea during a chili-pepper-based-restaurant-themed reboot: a hot wings eating competition! The humans would actually, willingly, compete to see who can burn themselves more! And competition always brings out the worst in humans, right? ...Right? Feels like it could slot right into the show!

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Ocean's 11

only losers fight clean by kaydeefalls
Five times Rusty saw it coming, and once he didn't. Really fun look at Danny and Rusty over the years.

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Star Wars

Well It Goes Like This by orphan_account
At the end of it all, the thing is: Palpatine breaks his heart.

(or the one where Anakin makes the hard choice, the right choice, the other choice. Then he keeps making it.) Anakin! On the run from the Empire! With a gaggle of Jedi younglings! This is adorable! (if in need of a good beta)

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Star Wars

chose love by rain_sleet_snow
AU where Fives ends up on the run with Ahsoka and Barriss and they survive Order 66 together. These stores take place in the aftermath. Really lovely and thoughtful.

Duty Bound by acuteneurosis
I've already recommended the other stories in the series of which this is the latest installment, so if you haven't read those, this isn't the place to start, but it is a long, meaty, compelling AU where Leia continues to change the past to make a better future.

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The Bear

Not Friends, Few Benefits by smudged_mascara
Carmy and Sydney start sleeping together, no strings attached. Oh my heart...

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Star Wars

The Game Is Not Played Alone by Killbothtwins
The Sith's favorite assassin was not always what he is now, and the Dark's influence is starting to slip. Anakin Skywalker will stop at nothing to get him back. But in the end, it's up to Obi-Wan Kenobi to save himself. (With a little help from his friends.) Long, enjoyable Winter Soldier AU.

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Six of Crows

Vids

Dirty by kuwdora
Fun Six of Crows vid with the perfect song!

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Star Wars

The Adventure Begins by Shadaras
Luke follows R2-D2 into the desert.

Ben, upon finding them, realises they need to return to the Lars' farm as quickly as possible before something terrible happens. Oh heart! Luke and Ben are in time to save Owen and Beru from the stormtroopers.

In Memoriam by saiditallbefore
One of Amidala's handmaidens writes a memoir. I enjoyed this.

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Good Omens

Roommate(s) from Hell by Vamillepudding
Feeling miserable after Aziraphale returned to Heaven, Crowley decides to make his bad mood somebody else's problem. Moving in with Gabriel and Beelzebub is the only logical conclusion. This is adorable!

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Six of Crows

a stone grasped firmly by Nestra
Kaz slowly learns to overcome his aversion to touch. <3

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Star Wars

Mustard Gas & Roses by husborth
Anakin doesn't turn to the Dark Side, but he does get a little set on fire in the fated battle that destroys the Sith, and Padme for reasons somewhat relatedly to the fact that a Sith Lord was in charge of the Republic decides to have something of a nervous breakdown and flee the Republic. After committing some light treason. They fuck off to Naboo and have run-of-the-mill Good End AU adventures, kind of, and Obi-Wan tags along, kind of. I'm enjoying this AU quite a lot - 4 stories so far!

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Earthsea

A Branch that Blossoms by Edonohana
Soon after the escape from the Tombs, Tenar returns for some unfinished business. Lovely! <333

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The Old Guard

built a lot of castles by slashmarks
In the eighties, Quynh is rescued by a marine archaeologist, and finds herself in an alien world with no easy way to contact Andromache - or even know she's alive. I enjoyed this.

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Star Wars

wayfinding by night by wrennette
This is a lovely story where Obi-Wan gets transplanted by the Force from his vigil on Tatooine to Luke's exile on Ach'To.

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Six of Crows

karma is my boyfriend (flexing like a goddamn acrobat) by youareiron_andyouarestrong
Inej runs into Tante Heleen at a ball; Kaz takes care of it. <3

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Star Wars

The Trail of Compassion by Shadaras
This is a really lovely coda to the Obi-Wan show, following Reva as she finds her way.

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Crossovers

Leverage/The Old Guard

The Fountain of Youth Job by BazinMousqueton
This is a super fun Leverage/Old Guard crossover where the Leverage crew is in the process of taking down Merrick when Joe and Nicky are brought into the lab.

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Star Wars

Our Guard (a docu-holo sponsored by the Coruscant Communications Bureau) by FortinbrasFTW
Commander Fox is being followed by a documentary droid when things go wrong, or maybe they go very, very right. This is a sweetly deadpan fix-it that epitomizes "crack taken seriously."

The Way of Conquest by pagination
Din finds himself in the Republic Senate just before the first battle of Geonosis. This is hilariously great.

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Star Wars

Birds Fly in Different Directions by Triscribe
In the corridor beyond her quarters, other Jedi were emerging from their own doors, most of them wide-eyed with shock. A few merely looked blearily concerned, and Aayla heard snatches of questions as she darted past, queries as to whether everyone experienced the same distressing vision. But those who clutched at their chests or throats, their weak points- those Jedi bore a muted horror in their eyes, and Aayla didn't doubt they'd just suffered their own betrayals from trusted men.

(Force, her men. What happened to them?) This is a lovely "everybody lives" time travel fix-it AU. <3

A Discussion of Choices by Peppermint_Shamrock
Mace Windu has traveled the galaxy since the fall of the Republic, keeping out of the Empire's sight and teaching where he can. Upon the request of a ghost of an old friend, Mace finds himself instructing Luke Skywalker, who is still reeling from the truth of Vader's identity. this is a really neat look at Luke through Mace's eyes.

Fragments of Light by Shadaras
Baze and Chirrut surviving over the years. Lovely.

No Death, Only the Force by ExtraPenguin
Mace and Anakin swap bodies for just long enough for Mace to save Shmi and rescue Obi-Wan. Meanwhile, back on Coruscant, Anakin stress bakes and cleans. This was fun!

the massive machinery of hope by Killbothtwins
Obi-Wan Kenobi travels back in time to fix things. He also annoys a lot of people. I enjoyed this fix-it trilogy a lot.

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Star Wars

and my name is anakin by rain_sleet_snow
Not all stormtroopers start that way. Not all stormtroopers end that way, either. A Finn Skywalker retelling of the Star Wars sequels. I enjoyed this 2-story AU of the sequels which centers Finn and his relationships.

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Star Wars

Cautiously Un-Pessimistic by mrv3000
Obi-Wan is captured at the end of Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 3, and while Obi-Wan and Vader dial up the angst, Leia is not impressed with the monologuing Sith. <333 Leia is and ever shall be THE BEST.

Come from Over the Horizon by rosepetalfall
They never stayed anywhere for long, so Luke and Leia both had spacer’s accents - an indeterminate amalgam of the blandly Core-adjacent tones of their holoschool lessons and Ben’s cut-glass Coruscanti, colored in at the edges by Outer Rim spaceport slang. I enjoyed this.

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Star Wars

Now Leaving Bespin by Redrikki
The rebel princess's expression promised murder when Vader came to collect her from his shuttle's brig. He had, after all, taken her prisoner, encased her lover in carbonite, and sold him to Jabba's bounty hunter. It was going to make securing her assistance in rescuing Luke somewhat difficult. Vader is the worst but he figures some stuff out when he sees Luke and Leia together.

Save My Life and You're Responsible For Me (And That's Your Problem Now) by Killbothtwins
Han and Chewie tell many stories about the origins of their partnership. Possibly they don't even know which one is true anymore. This is adorable and hilarious.

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Harry Potter

ratcatcher express by Duskglass
in which Remus Lupin has an unexpected reunion with a presumed-dead schoolfriend on the way to his new job, and Peter Pettigrew never gets the chance to escape.
((or: harry has a very eventful train ride to school, followed by the most normal year ever))

Remus gets to be a big damn hero! <333

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Star Wars

Creche by Blue_Sunshine
Okay so, sometimes, Anakin would like to point out, you accidentally kidnap a Jedi Youngling and then have to make the walk of shame to the Creche four days later to give them back to their Crechemaster and kind of hope they casually overlook the fact that you, a newly promoted Jedi Knight, let a ten-year-old stow away on your ship for the duration of your mission.

It just happens, alright?

This is adorable!

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Batman

Jason Todd and the Case of the Unexpected Bovine Appearance by Ptelea
Unbeknownst to Alfred the Cat and Bat-Cow, there was a witness. Jason Todd investigates.

Post-ep for Episode 19, Bat-Cow's Day Out, featuring family shenanigans, some puns, and Jason Todd's thoughts on the case, the past, and sibling code. Adorable! <333

know your enemy by Valkirin
Jason Todd thought he was ready for anything when he headed to Titans Tower to have a talk with Robin. He was not ready for Stephanie Brown. In which Steph is the best, as per usual. <333

the once and future robin by AstraEllis
Tim stops an alternate universe Talon!Dick from killing Batman. And then takes him home and makes him a big brother. <333 (the ending is a little too much summarizing, but I enjoyed getting there.) And a companion story from Dick's POV: deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Red Hood by envysparkler
Jason goes to Gotham instead of staying with the League, and that changes everything. I enjoyed this a lot.

Self Care Tips for Teenage CEO Vigilante Students on the Go by collectivefandomstuff
Tim realises that his incessant stress headaches might be indicating something and tries to find a way to destress. His friends and family offer lots of advice, none of it helpful. Also there's a cat. Tim tries to find a hobby. It's harder than he expects. Adorable!

something other than violence by muchadoaboutnothing
In an AU where Bruce finds and adopts Cass when she's much younger, Alfred meets his newest grandchild. Oh heart.

And the sequel, Something Other Than Fear by SilverSkiesAtMidnight

weep little lion man (you're not as brave as you were at the start) by good_ho_mens
"This is between us, Ra's. Let them go."

For a moment, a somehow simultaneously terrifying and relieving moment, Ra's seems to consider it, and then he grabs Timothy’s arm, turning to drag him to the middle of the room despite Jason's thrashing and Richard's muffled protests.

He drops Timothy again, and smiles. "No." Tim gives himself up to save his brothers. Damian is not pleased about it. Oh heart.

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Crossovers

Star Wars/Batman

There goes the planet by Petra
The moment Bruce returned to where he'd left the Batmobile and found it missing, he knew the night was going to be singular. Bruce doesn't know what trouble he's taking home. (On the other hand, the trouble doesn't know what he's in for either. *g*) <333

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